Systems, devices, and methods for transferring heat associated with an interface corresponding to a reactor. In some aspects, a system includes a sleeve having a body portion that defines a channel that extends from a first end to a second end of the body portion. The channel is configured to define a flow path that extends through a flange that is coupled to a pipe via a welding point a lip portion extending radially away from the first end and configured to be positioned between the flange and a reactor.

The present disclosure is related to a pipe reactor. In its broadest aspect, the present disclosure is related to a method for producing a urea ammonium sulphate-based composition in a pipe reactor comprising a first and a second mixing zone. The method comprises the steps of: a) directing a liquid stream comprising ammonium bisulphate to the first mixing zone of the pipe reactor; b) directing a first stream of ammonia to the first mixing zone of the pipe reactor for reacting with the liquid stream comprising ammonium bisulphate, provided in step a), to obtain a liquid stream comprising ammonium sulphate; c) directing the liquid stream comprising ammonium sulphate, provided in step b), to the second mixing zone of the pipe reactor; and d) directing a liquid stream of urea to the second mixing zone of the pipe reactor for mixing with the liquid stream comprising ammonium sulphate.

The present invention relates to a multiphase injection device suitable for use in a high-temperature process environment, comprising a nozzle and a plurality of passageways in the nozzle, wherein the plurality of passageways comprises a primary passageway and at least one secondary passageway. The passageways are operable to simultaneously inject respective process media into a reactor at different angles relative to each other.

A reaction apparatus comprising at least one tubular reaction unit (23), a container (41) configured to accommodate the tubular reaction unit (23) and a temperature control medium (51) used in heat exchange with the tubular reaction unit (23), and a nozzle (31) configured to eject the temperature control medium (51) toward the tubular reaction unit (23) in the container. The reaction apparatus further comprising a movable part (34) configured to adjust an ejection direction of the nozzle (31) is preferred. The reaction apparatus allows for effectively performing the temperature control even when the tubular reaction unit is immersed in a temperature control medium.

The invention is directed to a process for the continuous preparation of a cycloadduct product from the reaction of a furanic with a dienophile, comprising heating a first liquid feed stream comprising the dienophile and a solvent in which the dienophile is dissolved; providing a second liquid feed stream comprising the furanic; leading the first liquid feed stream and the second liquid feed stream into a continuous reactor to produce a product solution stream comprising the cycloadduct product; and leading the product solution stream to an product isolation zone to produce an isolated cycloadduct product. A further aspect of the invention is an apparatus for carrying out this reaction.

To provide a method for fractionating a liquid composition, which is excellent in separability of the liquid composition. This method for fractionating a liquid composition comprises discharging, from a discharge port of a filling nozzle, a liquid composition containing a solvent and a polymer having ion exchange groups, and fractionating a predetermined amount of the liquid composition, characterized in that the temperature of the liquid composition is controlled so that the average tan δ1 of the liquid composition when discharged from the discharge port of the filling nozzle becomes to be at most 1.00.

Provided are a carbon nanotube production device and production method capable of realizing high-temperature heating of a catalyst raw material in a floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition (FCCVD) method, and improving the quality and yield of carbon nanotubes synthesized. A carbon nanotube production device 1 includes a synthesis furnace 2 for synthesizing carbon nanotubes; a catalyst raw material supplying nozzle 3 for supplying a catalyst raw material used to synthesize carbon nanotubes to the synthesis furnace 2; and a nozzle temperature adjusting unit 6 capable of setting a temperature of an inner portion 4 of the catalyst raw material supplying nozzle 3 higher than a temperature of a reaction field 5 of the synthesis furnace 2. By supplying to the synthesis furnace 2 the catalyst raw material that has been thermally decomposed after being heated to a temperate at which a catalyst metal will not yet be condensed, and by having the thermally decomposed catalyst raw material rapidly cooled to a CVD temperature at the synthesis furnace 2, microscopic catalyst metal particles will be generated at a high density in the space of the reaction field 5 such that carbon nanotubes having a small diameter can be vapor-grown at a high density.

Injection device (56) for discharging a gas (54), in particular a process gas (54), onto a material (12), in particular onto a battery cathode material (14) that is to be calcined, having at least one inlet (58) through which the gas (54) can be supplied to the injection device (56), and at least one outlet (60) through which the gas (54) can be discharged from the injection device (56), the inlet and outlet being connected to one another by a flow path (62) for the gas (54). According to the invention, the flow path (62) has a heat exchanger (64) with a heat exchanger housing (68) which is accessible from the outside for an ambient atmosphere (66) and in which a duct arrangement (70) is integrated. The duct arrangement (70) comprises a first flow duct (72.1) and a second flow duct (72.2) between which there is formed a redirection region (74.1) such that the gas (54) can flow through the first and second flow duct (72.1, 72.2) in different main flow directions. The invention further relates to a process gas system (52) for supplying a gas (54) and to a device (10) and a method for the thermal or thermo-chemical treatment of material.

In order to attain an efficient decomposition process by water plasma, a decomposition processor includes a water plasma generator which is configured to inject water plasma, from the injection port, by arc discharge generated between negative and positive electrodes; and a supply device configured to supply a decomposition target object to a water plasma jet stream injected from the water plasma generator, wherein the decomposition target object is decomposed by the water plasma. The supply device has a nozzle for providing the decomposition target object from a tip, and the negative electrode, the injection port, the positive electrode and the nozzle are arranged in that order along the center axis line of the injection port. The tip of the nozzle is placed inside of the water plasma jet stream.

In order to stabilize injection of water plasma, a vortex water flow generator forms a vortex water flow for passing arc discharge. The vortex water flow generator includes a cylindrical portion configured to form a vortex water flow along an inner circumference, a first middle partition and a second middle partition protruding from the inner circumference of the cylindrical portion. The first middle partition and the second middle partition respectively have an opening to include a center axis line position of the cylindrical portion. An opening of the second middle partition on the side of the positive electrode is larger than an opening of the first middle partition on the side of the negative electrode.